Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 2The weird and whimsical short stories in Strange Tales from Liaozhai show their author, Pu Songling (1640-1715), to be both an explorer of the macabre, like Edgar Allan Poe, and a moralist, like Aesop. In this first complete translation of the collection's 494 stories into English, readers will encounter supernatural creatures, natural disasters, magical aspects of Buddhist and Daoist spirituality, and a wide range of Chinese folklore. Annotations are provided to clarify unfamiliar references or cultural allusions, and introductory essays have been included to explain facets of Pu Songling's work and to provide context for some of the unique qualities of his uncanny tales. This is the second of 6 volumes. |
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... daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James F. Andrews of New York City , to John R. Win- terbotham , Jr. '12 S. - A ... 14 The marriage of Pauline Gladys , daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilfred Bushnell , and Earle Richmond Cummings took ...
... 14 , Elizabeth , daughter of John Mathew . 1608 . May 3 , Katherin , daughter of John Cowlinge ,. Aug 20 , Richard ... child of Jeles Bartlet . base child of John Baragwanath . 7 , 14 , daughter of William Edmonds . 14 , Luce , daughter ...
... children to Canada , where they remained in captivity until Quebec was taken by ... daughter of Samuel Bartlett of Northampton , Mass . , who had a daughter ... fourteenth child of Major William Bradford and third child of Mary ( Atwood ...
... fourteenth daughter , threw it into one boot , and brought it out of the other . The daughter screamed and burrowed behind her sire . All the Indians had drawn close together , away from the counter , while Scipio on top of the counter ...